Apple Intelligence hasn’t had the smoothest of launches. For one, it wasn’t ready for the initial iOS 18 update, needing more time in the oven before unleashing a series of heavily advertised AI features. Then Apple Intelligence incorrectly summarised a BBC headline following the UnitedHealthcare shooting, casting significant doubts over the feature’s accuracy.
Now, in light of these prominent errors, Apple is pausing AI-generated summaries on news headlines until the company can sort things out.
As reported on 9to5Mac, Apple has taken the drastic step of disabling AI-generated notification summaries on “News and Entertainment” apps as part of the iOS 18.3 beta. Apple intends to restore summaries in the future but, for now, it’s going on hiatus.
Taking even further steps, iOS 18.3 includes more disclaimers that the Apple Intelligence feature is in beta. 9to5Mac‘s coverage elaborates that notification summaries will be italicised to help them stand out more from standard notifications, while a “may contain errors” warning appears in Settings.
Apple Intelligence summary faux pas
Getting the headline of a sensitive news story wrong is a big deal. In a worst-case scenario, someone might place the blame on the publication instead of the tech company actually at fault.
Even in low-stakes situations, I’ve seen my fair share of Apple Intelligence stuff-ups. Ranging from mildly annoying to barely comprehensible, I’ve mainly left the notification summaries on for entertainment value as opposed to genuine utility.
Take, for example, the following AI summary of a Discord chat between friends.
There is no one who goes by the name “Melissa” in that chat. If someone attempted to use that name for the person the notification refers to, they’d likely end up six feet under.
There are other, some distinctly not-safe-for-work, examples I’ve seen of Apple Intelligence’s amusing errors. More often than not, AI-generated notification summaries omit context, tone, and, concerningly, crucial details from a chain of messages.
I’m not the only one worried about the impacts of a pervasive technology not ready for public consumption. WhistleOut Australia‘s Alex Choros recently put generative AI on notice for its eyebrow-raising rollout.
If anything, Apple’s concession is a reminder to trust independently verified sources of information, not unreliable technology cobbled together with the digital equivalent of sticky tape.
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